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Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Hill rises to 131 m in Connecticut. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Nehantic Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
131 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.43676, -72.24425

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Horse Pond Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
  • Powers Lake Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
  • Gardner Lake State Park: 4.5 mi
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 4.7 mi
  • Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 58
Attractions: 41
  • turtle rock: 2.0 mi
  • tri-town marker: 3.2 mi
  • Devil's Oven: 5.7 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 5.8 mi
  • The Whale: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 40
  • Silver Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Cascade: 6.9 mi
  • Cascade: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Sprout Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 8.0 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Windham Spring: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Walnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillNE 45°182 m3.1 mi
Tater HillWNW 285°179 m6.3 mi
Long HillNW 318°175 m7.1 mi
Maynard HillN 5°174 m1.8 mi
Forsyth HillNNE 21°171 m3.1 mi
Cockle HillNNW 342°171 m5.4 mi
Raymond HillNE 41°170 m5.2 mi
Dolbeare HillENE 58°162 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1619:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359271597

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